John Gaffney
Baseball Umpire, Sports official
1855 – 1913
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Who was John Gaffney?
John H. Gaffney, nicknamed the "King of Umpires" and "Honest John", was an American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. He was baseball's first great umpire, and played a pioneering role in the use of multiple umpires in baseball games.
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1855
Massachusetts - Profession
- Lived in
- Worcester
- Died
- Aug 8, 1913
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on July 23, 2013
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